The boy who harnessed the wind creating currents of electricity and hope
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. William Kamkwamba shares the remarkable story of his youth in Malawi, Africa -- a nation crip...
| Main Author: | Kamkwamba, William, 1987- |
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| Other Authors: | Mealer, Bryan. |
| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2009.
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. William Kamkwamba shares the remarkable story of his youth in Malawi, Africa -- a nation crippled by intense poverty, famine, and the AIDS plague -- and how, with tenacity and imagination, he built a better life for himself, his family, and his village. The poignant and uplifting story of Kamkwamba's inspiration and personal triumph, co-written with Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has already won ringing praise from former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore as well as Paolo Coelho, internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource |
| Format: |
Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1422 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB). |
| Audience: |
Text Difficulty 5 UG/Upper grades (9th-12) 6.4 |
| ISBN: |
9780061937699 |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |